Politics
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Video: TDP, Jana Sena leaders fall as stage collapses in Andhra
In a mishap that could have unfolded to be deadly, an overcrowded stage collapsed during the swearing-in ceremony of Tummala Rajaswamy as the new Kakinada Urban Development Authority (KUDA) chairman in Kakinada…
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Hindi played important role in development of India: Om Birla
Etawah: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said that Hindi was India’s soul and identity and along with other languages has played a significant role in the development of society and…
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Shiv Sena may get housing ministry in Maharashtra cabinet expansion
New Delhi: The BJP is expected to cede housing ministry to the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra following the likely cabinet expansion in the state, sources said, adding that the BJP will retain…
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UP: Dalit girl sexually assaulted at home in Kanpur, dies
Kanpur: A 17-year-old Dalit girl was found dead in a barely clad state in her house here in Shivrajpur, police said on Saturday. The girl was found bare-chested with the presence of…
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Priyanka likens PM’s speech to ‘double maths period’, says it ‘bored us’
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s over 110-minutes speech in Lok Sabha boring and said it was like sitting through a “double period of…
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Dadar Hanuman temple won’t be demolished, railway notice stayed: BJP
Mumbai: BJP leaders on Saturday claimed that a demolition notice issued by the Railways to an old Hanuman temple located outside Mumbai’s busy Dadar station has been stayed. As the Shiv Sena…
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‘Garibi Hatao’ biggest ‘jumla’ in India’s history: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the biggest ‘jumla’ in the history of India was ‘Garibi Hatao’, a slogan given by former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Replying to a…
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Priyanka Gandhi asks if ‘Adani’ is unparliamentary after speech edit
New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned why ‘Adani’ was expunged from her speech and asked if it is an unparliamentary word. In her maiden speech in the Lok…
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Hyderabad: Harish Rao meets ailing tribal student hospitalised by food poisoning
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao demanded the state government to provide quality food to students in gurukul institutions and ensure timely medical care during emergencies. He urged…
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Mega DSC to recruit 6k teachers, says Telangana Dy CM
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka announced that soon a notification will be issued to recruit 6,000 more teachers through a mega district selection committee (DSC). Also ReadCommittee to come up to…
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CM Siddaramaiah has special love for Muslims: Karnataka BJP
Hubballi: Karnataka BJP MLA Aravind Bellad on Saturday criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his alleged appeasement politics, saying that he has a special love for the Muslims. “Siddaramaiah has a special love…
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‘Demolition of Babri mosque, Gujarat riots greatest failures of Indian Constitution’
New Delhi: Demolition of Babri mosque and Gujarat riots were the greatest failure of Indian Constitution, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said on Saturday, as opposition leaders from different parties accused the…
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BJP, Shiv Sena counter Rahul Gandhi’s attack on Savarkar
New Delhi: Countering Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of V D Savarkar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally, Shiv Sena, said on Saturday, December 14, that former PM Indira Gandhi had hailed…